The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of books for young people. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important and lasting contribution to literature for young people.

The following were selected as members of the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury:

The 2018 Jury was selected by IBBY's Executive Committee from 17 nominations made by its national sections. Jury President Patricia Aldana (Toronto, Canada) will lead the Jury to select the winners of the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards.

For more information about IBBY’s Executive Committee, the Andersen Jury, the IBBY programme and current projects please visit the IBBY website at: http://www.ibby.org